airBaltic aircraft lands safely at Brussels Airport following technical emergency
An airBaltic A220-300 aircraft registered YL-ABS arriving from Berlin as flight SN2590 on behalf of Brussels Airlines made an emergency landing at Brussels Airport...
Brussels Airport adds four destinations to winter network of 136 routes
Brussels Airport will offer 136 direct destinations during its winter season starting on 25 October, including four new additions: Santiago de Compostela, Nantes, Kemi-Tornio...
Brussels Airport handles 2.36 million passengers in September as cargo volumes continue to grow
Brussels Airport welcomed 2,361,512 passengers in September 2026, an increase of 3.9% compared with the same month last year. Cargo traffic also continued to...
EU Commissioner urges Brussels Airport border queues to be resolved before Christmas
European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner has called for lengthy airport border-control queues to be resolved before the Christmas travel period,...
Belgian transport strike threatens airport access on 12 October
A nationwide public-sector strike in Belgium on Monday, 12 October 2026, is expected to disrupt trains, buses, trams and metro services, potentially affecting journeys...
Brussels Airport expects around 140 flight cancellations on Friday, 9 October
Around 140 flights are expected to be cancelled at Brussels Airport on Friday, 9 October 2026, as staff at ground-handling company Alyzia join the...
New measures introduced to reduce aircraft noise over northern Brussels
Two new measures aimed at reducing aircraft noise over northern Brussels have taken effect on 1 October, Belgian Federal Mobility Minister Jean-Luc Crucke has...
21 arrested over international drug trafficking network using Brussels Airport
Belgian and French authorities have arrested 21 people following a major investigation into an international drug trafficking network that allegedly used Brussels Airport to...
European airport traffic gains pace as Brussels cargo grows
Passenger traffic at European airports rose by 3.9% in July and 3.1% in August compared with a year earlier, according to ACI EUROPE. The...
Etna ash delays Brussels Airlines and TUI fly passengers returning from Sicily
Brussels Airlines passengers returning from Sicily faced delays of up to three days after volcanic ash from Mount Etna forced Catania Airport to suspend...
Thai Airways cancels Brussels flights amid Bangkok flood disruption
Thai Airways has cancelled its Bangkok–Brussels flight TG934 on Wednesday, 30 September, and Thursday, 1 October, as it reduces services to recover from widespread...
Arriving passengers face five-hour queues at Brussels Airport
Some passengers arriving at Brussels Airport from outside the Schengen area waited up to five hours at border control last week, according to the...
Fewer trains to serve Brussels Airport during October tunnel works
Rail services to Brussels Airport-Zaventem will be reduced every day from 3 to 18 October 2026 while infrastructure manager Infrabel renovates the southern section...
Etna ash grounds Brussels Airlines flight, stranding 140 passengers in Sicily
Around 140 Brussels Airlines passengers have been left in Sicily after volcanic ash from Mount Etna forced the cancellation of their Saturday evening flight...
Brussels Airlines flight to Heraklion diverts to Zagreb after medical emergency
A Brussels Airlines flight from Brussels to Heraklion, Greece, diverted to Zagreb on Thursday morning, 24 September, due to an onboard medical emergency. The...
Brussels and Hyderabad airports agree to develop pharmaceutical cargo links
Brussels Airport and Hyderabad International Airport have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen air cargo ties between Belgium and India, with a focus...
Brussels Airport completes five-year Stargate sustainability programme
Brussels Airport has presented the results of Stargate, a five-year European programme that tested more than 30 projects aimed at decarbonising airport operations, improving...
Brussels Airport begins €25 million renovation of Pier A boarding bridges
Brussels Airport has launched a €25 million programme to renovate all 33 passenger boarding bridges at Pier A, which primarily handles Schengen flights. The...
Brussels Airport handles 2.5 million passengers in August 2026
Brussels Airport handled 2,521,985 passengers in August, an increase of 1.3% compared with the same month last year. More than 5.1 million passengers travelled...
Europe’s airport expansion plans could breach climate limits, T&E study warns
European airports are planning significant increases in capacity at a time when aviation needs to reduce its climate impact, according to a new study...